As a girl my Mother made many jelly rolls, they were a real treat every time. Later in life Mother told me they were usually made to use up jelly or because they are made with simple ingredients kept on hand. What ever the reason they are still a favorite of my family.

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 tsp. Baking Powder

1/4 tsp. salt

3 eggs

1 cup white sugar

1/3 cup water

1 tsp. vanilla

powdered sugar

1 pint jelly

Directions:

Blend the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Beat the eggs until they are very thick and lemon colored, slowly add the sugar. Turn your mixer down on low and add the water and vanilla. Fold in the dry ingredients then pour into a cookie sheet lined with greased waxed paper that sticks up over the edges.

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Bake 15 minutes at 375 degrees F. Loosen the edges from the paper and turn over onto a cloth covered with powdered sugar. Remove the paper, then roll the jelly roll from one narrow end to the other, cover with the cloth, and let cool. When it is cool unroll and spread with jelly, pudding, thickened fruit, or whipped cream - whatever you want for a filling. Roll back up and sprinkle more powdered sugar over the roll, if desired.

There are many ways to vary the recipe, you can add cocoa and make a chocolate pudding for the filling, then frost with chocolate frosting for one.

Ingredients

1 cup flour

1 tsp. salt (scant)

1 1/2 tsp. baking powder

2 eggs, well beaten

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup boiling water

1 large jar jelly

Powdered sugar

Directions

Beat sugar and eggs together. Sift flour, baking powder, salt together and add to mixture. Add hot water last and mix well. Bake in buttered pan (shallow) for about 20-25 minutes in 375 degree F oven. Turn out on a damp cloth, trim off hard edges, spread with jelly and roll quickly. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. Wrap in wax paper to hold till set; and when set, serve.

Jelly Roll I

Ingredients

Directions

Beat eggs about 5 minutes. Gradually add sugar. Mix flour and rest of ingredients. Add to egg mixture. Pour in 10x15 inch jelly roll pan, with greased waxed paper on it. Bake 12-15 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean at 375 degrees F . Invert onto a clean towel sprinkled with powdered sugar. Roll up in towel. Remove and fill with one of the following fillings.

Filling for Jelly Roll #1

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup flour

1 1/3 cups hot water

1/2 cup brown or white sugar

6 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. flavoring (your choice)

Combine salt, flour, hot water and sugar and heat on medium-medium high heat until very thick; remove. Stir in butter and let cool. Add flavoring. Spread on cake and roll quickly.

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Filling for Jelly Roll #2

3 Tbsp. white sugar

1 1/2 Tbsp. flour

1 egg yolk, beaten

1 cup milk

1 Tbsp. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

Stir together first 4 ingredients. Cook on medium-medium high heat until thick. Add butter or vanilla. Let cool. Spread on cake and roll quickly.

By Robin from Washington, IA

Jelly Roll II

Ingredients:

4-5 eggs

3/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

3/4 tsp. baking powder

Pinch of salt

3/4 cup flour

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees before you start mixing. Beat eggs, salt, baking powder until real light. Add sugar and vanilla. Fold in flour. Place on waxed and lined cookie sheet. Bake 13 minutes at 400 degrees. Trim edges and roll at once. After it's cool, spread with a lemon pie filling or your favorite jam. This has been a good dessert to make in a short time.